Natural linking, what is it and how do I get it? More importantly, do I need it? If you run an Internet web presence that you want others to find in the search engines then the answer to the latter is YES!
What is natural linking? That is an easy question to answer. Natural linking occurs when someone places a link to your site from another site. The reason that someone might link to your site is not really important, the fact that they placed the link is the only thing that matters.
Some of the reasons that someone might place a link to your site or to a page within your website are:
-> Your site offers some information that supports a fact or reinforces a position contained within another site.
-> Your site offers some tools or resources that would be helpful to others.
-> Your site contradicts a common misconception that others want use to validate their own views on that topic.
-> Your site represents a controversial viewpoint that others might want to showcase for their own purposes.
-> Your site is just so very cool that others need to be made aware of it and seeing as my website links to your site, my site must be cool...